Joseph Backler b. 1813

  • Artist (Painter)
Joseph Backler made the best of his transportation to Australia by becoming a prolific and highly regarded portrait painter. He travelled the east coast taking commissions and leaving a rich legacy of 19th century Australian portraiture.
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exhibited at
Date
1999 - 2000
Place
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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Type
Exhibition
The Artist and the Patron
Date
1988
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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Type
Exhibition
Joseph Grocott's Art Union
Date
1850
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
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Type
Exhibition
First Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
Date
22 June 1847 - 8 August 1847
Place
Sydney, NSW
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Exhibition

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See alsos [<ExternalResource: Roberts, Timothy (2011), 'Signifying success: Joseph Backler's portraits of Robert and Alice Pollock', Queensland History Journal Vol 21 No 7 (Nov 2011), pp 438-446.>, <ExternalResource: Roberts, Timothy (2010), 'Picturing Progress: Rediscovering Joseph Backler's View of Brisbane', The National Library Magazine, June 2010, pp 8-11.>] [<ExternalResource: Roberts, Timothy (2011), 'Signifying success: Joseph Backler's portraits of Robert and Alice Pollock', Queensland History Journal Vol 21 No 7 (Nov 2011), pp 438-446.>]